fictitious - fiktivní, smyšlený
BrE
/fɪk'tɪʃəs/
AmE
/fɪk'tɪʃəs/

adjective - made up, not real

 
fictionalize - zbeletrizovat
BrE
/'fɪkʃənəlaɪz/
AmE
/'fɪkʃənəlaɪz/

verb - to base a book on true events, but change or add some details

 
upholstered - čalouněný
BrE
/ʌp'həʊlstəd/
AmE
/ʌp'hoʊlstərd/

adjective - (of a chair or sofa) covered with soft material and cloth

upholsterer
upholsterer - čalouník, čalounice
BrE
/ʌp'həʊlstərə/
AmE
/ʌp'hoʊlstərər/

noun - a person whose job is to cover chairs and sofas with padding and cloth

 
coarse - hrubý, nezdvořilý (hlavně mluva, jazyk)
BrE
/'kɔ:s/
AmE
/'kɔ:rs/

adjective - rude or offensive (esp. a language)

 
wilderness area - chráněná krajina, chráněná oblast
BrE
/'wɪldənəsˌeəriə/
AmE
/'wɪldərnəsˌeriə/

noun, American English - a piece of land protected by the government

 
shameful - ostudný, hanebný
BrE
/'ʃeɪmfl/
AmE
/'ʃeɪmfl/

adjective - (of actions or behaviour) making you feel ashamed

 
principal - hlavní, ústřední, základní, nejdůležitější
BrE
/'prɪnsəpl/
AmE
/'prɪnsəpl/

adjective - main, most important

help oneself to
help oneself to - posloužit si, nabídnout si, vzít si
BrE
/ˌhelp wʌn'self tə/
AmE
/ˌhelp wʌn'self tə/

verb - to take something you want without asking permission or after being offered it

 
sportsmanlike - sportovní, férový
BrE
/'spɔ:tsmənlaɪk/
AmE
/'spɔ:tsmənlaɪk/

adjective - behaving in a fair and respectful way when playing sport

 
unsportsmanlike - nesportovní, nečestný
BrE
/ˌʌn'spɔ:tsmənlaɪk/
AmE
/ˌʌn'spɔ:tsmənlaɪk/

adjective - behaving in an unfair, dishonest or disrespectful way when playing sport

 
heaven forbid - chraň Bůh, nedej bože
BrE
/ˌhevn fə'bɪd/
AmE
/ˌhevn fər'bɪd/

phrase - an exclamation used when we want to show that we do not want something bad to happen

 
God forbid - chraň Bůh, nedej bože
BrE
/ˌgɒd fə'bɪd/
AmE
/ˌgɑ:d fər'bɪd/

phrase - an exclamation used when we want to show that we do not want something bad to happen

jelly
jelly - džem (rosolovitý)
BrE
/'dʒeli/
AmE
/'dʒeli/

noun, American English - a type of jam in which you can't see pieces of fruits

 
wrongdoer - provinilec, darebák, pachatel
BrE
/'rɒŋdu:ə/
AmE
/'rɒŋdu:ər/

noun, formal - someone who does something illegal, immoral or dishonest